Deeper look at student learning of quantum mechanics: The case of tunneling

We report on a large-scale study of student learning of quantum tunneling in four traditional and four transformed modern physics courses. In the transformed courses, which were designed to address student difficulties found in previous research, students still struggle with many of the same issues...

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Main Authors: S. B. McKagan, K. K. Perkins, C. E. Wieman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2008-10-01
Series:Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.4.020103